ADS Group - Heather Gilchrist

  • Zero orders for the month of September contribute to the worst Q3 for global commercial aircraft orders on record.
  • 173 aircraft deliveries marks the worst Q3 on record but showing signs of improvement.
  • A testing regime that can shorten the 14-day quarantine period for travellers is an urgent requirement for industry. 

Global commercial aircraft orders for Q3 2020 are the lowest on record after just 13 aircraft orders were placed, a decline of 91.4 per cent on the same quarter last year. July and August, with four and nine orders respectively, were responsible for the only aircraft orders in Q3 after no orders were placed in September. Single-aisle aircraft were once again in higher demand with 10 orders and wide-body aircraft saw just three...more